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Announcing LSTA Grants for FY 2023-2024

Libraries are invited to apply for funding that supports a new or improved program or service that will solve a specific problem or meet an identified need of the library’s current or potential users.

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Book cover, Fifteen Hurricanes that Changed the Carolinas

Register for our Book Talk on Oct. 4.

Join us at the SLNC Government & Heritage Library for an in-person talk by author Jay Barnes about his recent book, Fifteen Hurricanes That Changed the Carolinas: Powerful Storms, Climate Change, and What We Do Next.

ABLS patrons, tell us your story! Enter the third annual ABLS Writing Contest.

Visit the Writing Contest page to enter and view full contest details.

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About the State Library of North Carolina

Established in 1812, the State Library of North Carolina (SLNC) provides exceptional library service and exceptional service to libraries. We enrich the lives of North Carolinians through access to information resources; we strengthen communities through exceptional library services; and we inspire and support literacy and lifelong learning for all North Carolinians. The State Library is a division of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

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